This collection chronicles the life, military service, and personal correspondence of Captain Wilby Rackham (1831–1868). Featuring letters written by Rackham and his contemporaries, together with genealogical research and historical notes, it offers a unique insight into his life, family, and the people who preserved his legacy through generations.
CAPTAIN WILBY RACKHAM
1831 – 1868
His Life and Letters
LETTERS
WRITTEN BY WILBY RACKHAM
AND OTHERS
assembled by Wilby’s widow, Mary Billington
Rackham, and which Annie Isabel (Nance) Caine
transcribed in 1939 and which are now in the
possession of Martin Faragher.
TOGETHER WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND
GENEALOGICAL AND OTHER NOTES BY
JOHN WILBY CAINE
1998
Revisions and additions to January 2003